How-TO? Ramdisk on WinPE

[jaclaz]

You can resize the WinPEv2.0+ ramdisk partition (X:) at build time. Why would this not work for you?

Because OP is using:

I'm using a WinPE built from a WinXP SP2 source.

a WinPE based on XP SP2, which should mean WinPE 1.x?

jaclaz

[Jazkal]

oops

[Maelstorm]

Sorry about the long wait between posts. My computer blew up on me and I had to fix it. The harddisk for my C: drive went belly up and had to be replaced. The perfect instance of using a Windows AIO install DVD. As for the ram drive, I did get the evaluation version from Christian working, but only as an installable driver....I'm currently working on integrating it into the WinPE build. I'll let you guys know.

Hmm,

@gadget

I may be wrong unsure.gif, but I don't think that WinPE 1.x is much different from BartPE or a Winbuilder PE.

@Maelstorm

The one you managed to build appears to be the "old" 1999 Windows 2000 sample driver, that AFAIK has a lot of limits, and has at least THREE different "stages" of evolution, the Christian Ghijselinck's/QSoft professional version you found:

http://www.ramdisk.tk/

http://members.fortunecity.com/ramdisk/RAM.../ramdiskent.htm

and the "old" but still better than the MS "sample" freeware version here:

http://www.freeramdisk.com/

http://members.fortunecity.com/ramdisk/RAM...ramdiskfree.htm

And newish "Gavotte RRamdisk.sys":

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4064

More resources:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/?showtopic=1507

jaclaz

Ok, then how do you get it to work then? I would perfer to use a MS only solution. I'm using WinPE 1.6 (2005) based on Win2003 SP1.

-- EDIT --

I got it working integrated with Windows PE. Now it boots up with no virtual memory error as well. Thanks to everyone who replied.

Edited May 4, 2009 by Maelstorm